Agricultural implement.



G. A. TAYLOR. AGRICULTURAL'IMFLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 25. 1915.

Patented Nov. 27, 1911?,

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

M ATTORNEYS.

G. A. TAYLOR.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED 0m. 25. 1915.

M ATTORNEW.

V Implements of theabove character as at ploye'd for removing the T c'ally movable frame from within the s "pulling ondraft strain of Gamma a, revenue; or saun s; QALIr mtrA.

AGRICULTURAL IMlLEME NT.

Lease ea,

To all whomz'zi may concern:

Be it known that GAR NER A. Ax non, citizen of the United States, residing at Salinas, in the county ofMonterey and State of California, have invented certain tnew and useful Improvements in Agricultural Implements, of which the following is a specification.

The hereinafter described invention relates to "agricultural" implements generally, includingtherein by said term wheeled road scrapersland implements of similarflginds, although the invention is more particularly applicable tothat classof agricultural implementsknown asfbeet plows er those em beets from the soil; h (ob ec Qf ai v ti b i g t P duction ofa device wherein theplow blades may bet removed from the soil and positioned for entrance therein with "the expenditure of the leastfpossible energy jon the part ofthe operator of the device, and by so doing; relievin'g'him of the excessive strains at present required to be overcome during thefoperatlon of such dev ces.

present constructed comprise a wheel struccarrying beam in such a manner as topermit the frame be ng raised and lowered to remove the plow blades from witl iin the soil nd position the same for entrance therein, and to the forward end of the said verti- I are attached the whifiie tree and associated parts onto "which the draft strain of the horses is placed during the operating moments of the implement. Qbvionsly, under such constructed fapparw tnsftheoperator raising the plow; blades oil is required not" only to overcome the resistance offered by the soil opposing the removal of the plow blades,

butequallyso the entire weight of the frame structure, inclndingthe whiffie-tree and assoeiattay aas' carried thereby,fand also th the horses tending to mania plow blades within the soil, and

these combined strains and weight are such as to make it exceedingly diflicult for; a single operatorto quickly aildefi ectively re- 'move the plow blades from withintthe soil during the forward movement or travel of the implement, and which is required to be 'donethroughout the day eachtime tlie plow specification of Letters taten 7 Application fi1ed 0ct0ber25, 191 5.

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tion resides in constructing the implement with an adjustable, frame.and an adjusting relation between whieh said framesibeing suchthat in removing the plow blades from thesoil the operator is only required to overcome the weight of the forwar'dend portion of the main frame, and this is soslight as to place it within the powerof an ordinary child to operate the implement, inasmuch as the heavy weight of the formerly constructed frame structure and itsiassociated heavy parts and thedraft resistance ofthe animals are disposed'of. a To comprehend the invention, reference should be had to the accompanying sheets of drawings, wherein- L Fijgiire 1 is -a side elevation illustrat ng the position of the main or relative to the adjusting framewhen the plow blades or cutting devices are removed from and placed above the soil. A r

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus. Fig. 3 is a view similar tojliig. 1 of the drawings, illustrating the position of the frame structures and their associated parts when the plow blades are placed within the the drawings, the numeral 1 is usedito designate thev adjustable main frame which carries in journals thereof the rear crank axle 2 to which the rear gro'nnd'supportm gwheels 3 are journaled, and whlch are thrown rearwardly and forwardly by the usual hand actuated shiftable lever at connected to anoutwardly projected extension at attached to the axle 2. To the said main frame are attached the depending spaced standards 5, carrying at their lower ends theplow blades 6. The connections of the plow blades and rear ground wheels tothe frame structure areof the usual construction, and call for no detail description herein. Above the rear portion of theniain adjustable frame 1 and connected thereto by the supports 7 is situated the driver-ls seat 8. j The main frame 1 is constructedpfmetallic members and strengthenedby'the platform member 9, and said frame terminates at a point adjacent the cross beam lO carry- 'ing the forward supporting, ground wheels 11, wl1ich are comiected'tothe Wheel stand A ards I2 jonriia led in bearings 13 of the beam 10.

adjustable frame The said cross beam 10 is bolted or other- 7 lever terminates at a point adjacent to the seat 8 within convenient reach of the operator, and the forward end ofthe said lever is pivoted to the upper end of a link 18, the lower end of which link is pivotally connected to a bracket 19 attached centrally to the forward end portion of the bed or platform 9 forming and constituting a portion of the frame 1. I

From one side member of the main adjustable frame is upwardly projected an inwardlyl curved standard 20, the free upper end of which is connected to the opposing side member of the said frame by means of a securing brace standard 21. The lever 17 works and slides on the curved standard 20, through the medium of theguide strap 22 attached thereto, and may be held at any vdesired position either by friction or any other suitable means which is readily releasable, such as a pawl and ratchet mechanism and which will enable the operator, positioned on seat 8, to hold the forward end of the mainframe 1, at any desired position, 'thus regulating the depth of the blade 6 in the soil.- The forwardly projected end portions 23 of the adjusting frame 14 areunited by means of the transverse rod 24, on which is slidably mounted the block 25 carrying the clevis 26 to which the whiffle-trees (not shown) are attached; When in lowered position the adjustable main frame 1 at its forward ends rests on and is supported .in its lowered position by the transverse support 26' which is secured .to the adjusting frame 14 in any suitable manner.

22in operation, when it is desired to raise the plow blades 6 out of and above the ground, the operator depresses the rear end portion of the actuating lever 17, which acting through its described connections causes the main adjustable frame to swing on its pivot connection relative to the adjusting frame 14 and raises the forward end portion of the main frame 1. As the lifting pressure is placed onto the forward end of the frame 1 the points of the plow blades are, elevated ati'an upward inclination and gradually work out of the soil by reason of the forward draft pull of the'horses attached to the plow structure, it being understood tected "by Letters Patent is z that the rear end portionof the actuating lever 17 is depressed to lift the plow blades during theforward movement of the plow. Under these conditions the pulling strain of the horses is taken advantage of and utilized in removing the plow blades from within the soil, the operator being thus only required to maintain a downward pressure on the actuating lever 17, suiiicient to upwardly swing the udjustableframe asthe plow blades moveoutof th'e[soil.- Asthe plow blades leavethe soil, the operator throws the lever4 to forwardlyadvance the rear wheels 3 to raise thefrear end section of the adjustable frame 1, which serves to 0 lift the plow blades a givendistance above the surface ofthe ground, the wheels 3 being held in any given position by frictional contact of the lever 4 and quadrant 27 orby a cooperating pawl and ratchet mechanism carried by the lever 4 and quadrant 27 .L' To lower the plow blades it is only required that areverse operation tolthatde- (By reason of the pivotal connection be tween the main swinging adjustable frame 11 and the adjusting} frame14, the lever this operation may be successfully carried out by a comparatively young boy. 1 j

The frame construction and associated scribed inconnection'withthe lifting of the 7 blades begiven to the connected associated parts.

parts herein employed forllifting the plow blades may be utilized in connection with any wheeled structure employing cutting, diggingor scraping devices which are required to be lifted above the ground surface and out of contactwith the soil, and I therefore do not wish by the expression agricultural implement? to be unders'toodas confining the invention to a plow construction.

I am well aware that changes and variations may be. madeiin the working parts herein illustrated and described and therefore do not wish to be understood'aslimitng the invention thereto, buton the contrary-wish to be understood as claiming the invention as broadly as the state of the art will permit.- a I r f 7 Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new andfdesi'redtobe pro- A wheeled beet pjuer comprising la subistan i y eb es.arse mainframe, d a

substantially oblong adjusting frame Without the main frame and pivoted adjacent to its rear to the side members of the main frame adjacent their longitudinal centers, a cross-bar extending transversely of the free end of the adjusting frame with its ends projecting beyond the sides thereof, a ground Wheel pivotally mounted at each end of said cross bar for supporting the front end of the adjusting frame, a soil engaging implement carried adjacent to the rear end of the main frame, supporting wheels carried by the main frame adjacent to its rear for supporting the rear end of said main frame, a yoked standard secured to the adjusting frame in rear of the forward end of said main frame and in advance of the pivotal connecting points of said frames, an adjusting lever pivotally supported within its length on said yoke, a bracket carried by the forward end of the main frame for engaging the cross-bar to limit the downward movement of the front end of said main frame, and a link pivotally connecting the forward end of said lever and said bracket.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing witnesses.

GARDNER A. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

W. M. PENOE,

FRANK S. CLARK.

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' Washington, B. C. i 

